Kim Kardashian wore three different Vera Wang gowns, worth a total of $60,000, during her wedding this weekend at a sprawling private estate in California. YouTube

August 23, 2011

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Saying "I do" may be Kim Kardashian's most profitable business decision yet. As the hangover sets in from the frenzy surrounding the reality star's extravagant wedding Sunday to basketball journeyman Kris Humphries, the staggering financial details of the over-the-top nuptials are coming to light. More eye-popping than the wedding's reported $10 million price tag? The $18 million the newlyweds stand to collect from the whole affair. Here's how it all breaks down:

$20,000Cost of one of the Vera Wang gowns that Kardashian wore during the ceremony and reception

3Number of different Vera Wang gowns Kardashian wore, worth a total of $60,000. Kardashian received the dresses for free.

$400,000Cost of the Perrier-Jouët champagne that was served at the wedding, provided for free

$750,000Cost of the food for the reception, including caviar, kobe beef burgers, truffles, and cupcakes

$3 millionValue of Kardashian's "wedding bling," including $1 million nuptial bands and Kim's $2 million engagement ring — all "deeply discounted" by designer Lorraine Schwartz, says Cynthia R. Fagen at The New York Post

$20 millionValue of the Montecito, Calif., estate where the wedding took place

500Number of guests who attended the wedding, including Ryan Seacrest, Lindsay Lohan, and Eva Longoria

$17.9 millionAmount the newlyweds are expected to earn "by turning the ceremony into a media extravaganza," says Fagen

$2.5 millionAmount earned by the couple for selling photo rights to the wedding to People magazine

$12 million to $15 millionAmount the Kardashian family franchise is expected to earn for the TV rights to the wedding. The two-part "TV spectacular" Kim's Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event will air on E! in October.

4Number of hours the E! wedding special will last

$300,000Amount the Kardashians received from People for the exclusive report on the engagement announcement

$100,000Amount the Kardashians received from Britain's OK! magazine for exclusive rights to coverage of the bridal shower

$50,000Amount Kardashian was paid by the Tao night club in Las Vegas to host her bachelorette party there

$2,000Cost per night of the hotel room at the Palazzo hotel that Kardashian stayed in during her bachelorette party in Vegas